Gameworks

Posted by Kathy Bushouse on September 3, 2009 08:33 AM, September 3, 2009

Teachers, a freebee for you: Teacher Fun Night at GameWorks. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15 at GameWorks, at the Oasis at Sawgrass Mills Mall in Sunrise. Teachers who RSVP get free food, games and drinks, sponsored by the Sun Sentinel?s News In Education program, Publix Super Markets and GameWorks. Teachers must RSVP before Sunday, Sept. 13 to Pamela Tulloch at ptulloch@gameworks.com, or call 954-845-8740 ext. 223. To learn more about News In Education, go to www.SunSentinel.

Wannado City passholders can receive an upgrade to an individual annual pass at Lion Country Safari and Jungle Island when buying a full-priced general admission ticket, Lion Country Safari said in the statement Wednesday. Wannado City -- the Sunrise-based children's role-playing theme park at Sawgrass Mills mallÃ?Â?Ã?Â? closed permanently Jan. 2, citing poor financial performance since its Aug. 2004 opening. The special promotion runs through Feb. 13 and also extends the validity period of the annual pass to 15 months from a year, the statement said.

It's supposed to be a merger of Hollywood and video games. A Gameworks entertainment center, the company's ninth, is set to open later this month in South Miami. Top officials gave a tour on Wednesday of the facility, which is aiming for a Dec. 18 opening. The company is seeking to answer the question, "How do we take games to another level?" said Gameworks Chief Executive Michael Montgomery. "How do we create a social experience to replace the arcades of the 1970s?" The Gameworks center is in Shops at Sunset Place, a shopping center under construction in South Miami at U.S. 1 and SW 57th Avenue.

Before last fall, Jonathan Rodriguez was one of those kids reluctant to pick up a book and read. But then he found out he could live out his athletic dreams through sports novels and magazines like Sports Illustrated, and Rodriguez was hooked. He was one of 30 students in St. Mark Catholic School teacher Lisa Dodge's fourth-grade class who combined to read more than 1,000 hours. Each of the Southwest Ranches students received a GameWorks gift card as part of the Publix Reading for Touchdowns competition.

Stars of today like Will Smith and Gillian Anderson helped open in Seattle the video arcade of the future. Anderson ditched her serious The X-Files persona Saturday for a thrilling turn on a virtual water scooter at the grand opening of GameWorks, where rapper Coolio and alternative rocker Beck performed for an MTV broadcast. GameWorks, the first of dozens planned across the United States by DreamWorks SKG, Sega Enterprises and Universal Studios, features 250 advanced video games and a slew of theme restaurants to keep players fat and happy.

The contractor of Steven Spielberg's Sega GameWorks at Sawgrass Mills mall was ordered to stop work Friday after it was discovered crews were building without a permit. The Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals deemed the construction on a 28-foot concrete-block wall violated the building code. The wall had been under construction all week. GameWorks is part of a restaurant-entertainment project that will cater to patrons spilling out of the new hockey arena across the street. It is a partnership of video game company Sega, movie director Steven Spielberg, Universal Studios and Dreamworks.

The final customers have left and there is nothing more to be done, but Brian Kalafatich just isn't ready to go home. On this breezy weekday night in South Florida, the possibilities are endless. The restaurant worker could catch a late-night movie. He could kick back at a bar. He could hit the club scene and dance the night away. Instead, Kalafatich and a co-worker head over to nearby GameWorks at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise. It's In the Biz night, so all restaurant employees get discounts on drinks and food.

Conroy Communications, Coral Gables, has signed three new accounts. They include: the South Florida division of Steven Speilberg's GameWorks entertainment destination, which has hired Conroy to promote its new 31,000-square-foot facility; Wall America Group, a health insurance company; and The South Florida Annenberg Challenge, which promotes private and public participation in public education. PEOPLE MTV Networks Latin America has named Adriana Medici as account manager of affiliate sales for the Southern Cone of Latin America, overseeing sales of MTV Latin America and Nickelodeon Latin America to cable affiliates throughout Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Before last fall, Jonathan Rodriguez was one of those kids reluctant to pick up a book and read. But then he found out he could live out his athletic dreams through sports novels and magazines like Sports Illustrated, and Rodriguez was hooked. He was one of 30 students in St. Mark Catholic School teacher Lisa Dodge's fourth-grade class who combined to read more than 1,000 hours. Each of the Southwest Ranches students received a GameWorks gift card as part of the Publix Reading for Touchdowns competition.

By ADEBUKOLA BODUNRIN Piper High School and CARLOS FOURNIER St. Thomas Aquinas High School, September 29, 1999

At The Escape at the Las Olas Riverfront in Fort Lauderdale, the glittering light bulbs let you know you have entered the arcade. With change ready in your hand, you approach a video game. Suddenly, a security guard taps you on the shoulder. You look into his eyes with disappointment as he tells you to leave. It turns out it's 10 p.m. From that hour until closing, no one under 18 is allowed to be in The Escape on the weekends unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. In a June 6, 1998, article in the Sun-Sentinel, Regal Cinemas marketing director Phil Zacheretti defended The Escape's adult-only weekend policy: "If you have people your own age drinking and having fun, you don't want to have a 9-year-old next to you," he said.

Posted by Kathy Bushouse on September 3, 2009 08:33 AM, September 3, 2009

Teachers, a freebee for you: Teacher Fun Night at GameWorks. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15 at GameWorks, at the Oasis at Sawgrass Mills Mall in Sunrise. Teachers who RSVP get free food, games and drinks, sponsored by the Sun Sentinel?s News In Education program, Publix Super Markets and GameWorks. Teachers must RSVP before Sunday, Sept. 13 to Pamela Tulloch at ptulloch@gameworks.com, or call 954-845-8740 ext. 223. To learn more about News In Education, go to www.SunSentinel.

By ADEBUKOLA BODUNRIN Piper High School and CARLOS FOURNIER St. Thomas Aquinas High School, September 29, 1999

At The Escape at the Las Olas Riverfront in Fort Lauderdale, the glittering light bulbs let you know you have entered the arcade. With change ready in your hand, you approach a video game. Suddenly, a security guard taps you on the shoulder. You look into his eyes with disappointment as he tells you to leave. It turns out it's 10 p.m. From that hour until closing, no one under 18 is allowed to be in The Escape on the weekends unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. In a June 6, 1998, article in the Sun-Sentinel, Regal Cinemas marketing director Phil Zacheretti defended The Escape's adult-only weekend policy: "If you have people your own age drinking and having fun, you don't want to have a 9-year-old next to you," he said.

The final customers have left and there is nothing more to be done, but Brian Kalafatich just isn't ready to go home. On this breezy weekday night in South Florida, the possibilities are endless. The restaurant worker could catch a late-night movie. He could kick back at a bar. He could hit the club scene and dance the night away. Instead, Kalafatich and a co-worker head over to nearby GameWorks at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise. It's In the Biz night, so all restaurant employees get discounts on drinks and food.

Sega Gameworks, a kingpin in Sawgrass Mills' new expansion, opens today for business, with 21,000 square feet devoted to eating, drinking and playing video games. Several months ago, a Gameworks opened in Miami. The one at The Oasis expansion in Sunrise, at 2608 Sawgrass Mills Circle, has more than 117 games, a restaurant and a bar. The business is a partnership of Dreamworks, Universal Studios and Sega Enterprises, and was co-founded by Steven Spielberg. That means the games are high-technology, such as a roller coaster game in which the player gets inside an enclosed seat that raises 15 feet in the air and turns upside down.

It's supposed to be a merger of Hollywood and video games. A Gameworks entertainment center, the company's ninth, is set to open later this month in South Miami. Top officials gave a tour on Wednesday of the facility, which is aiming for a Dec. 18 opening. The company is seeking to answer the question, "How do we take games to another level?" said Gameworks Chief Executive Michael Montgomery. "How do we create a social experience to replace the arcades of the 1970s?" The Gameworks center is in Shops at Sunset Place, a shopping center under construction in South Miami at U.S. 1 and SW 57th Avenue.

Conroy Communications, Coral Gables, has signed three new accounts. They include: the South Florida division of Steven Speilberg's GameWorks entertainment destination, which has hired Conroy to promote its new 31,000-square-foot facility; Wall America Group, a health insurance company; and The South Florida Annenberg Challenge, which promotes private and public participation in public education. PEOPLE MTV Networks Latin America has named Adriana Medici as account manager of affiliate sales for the Southern Cone of Latin America, overseeing sales of MTV Latin America and Nickelodeon Latin America to cable affiliates throughout Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Sega Gameworks, a kingpin in Sawgrass Mills' new expansion, opens today for business, with 21,000 square feet devoted to eating, drinking and playing video games. Several months ago, a Gameworks opened in Miami. The one at The Oasis expansion in Sunrise, at 2608 Sawgrass Mills Circle, has more than 117 games, a restaurant and a bar. The business is a partnership of Dreamworks, Universal Studios and Sega Enterprises, and was co-founded by Steven Spielberg. That means the games are high-technology, such as a roller coaster game in which the player gets inside an enclosed seat that raises 15 feet in the air and turns upside down.

Super-duper video arcade Sega GameWorks has obtained special permission from the City Commission to be built at Sawgrass Mills as part of a major mall expansion. GameWorks makes up 10 percent of a 340,000-square-foot mall increase, but it will be one of the flashiest additions. The project _ a combined effort of video game company Sega, movie director Steven Spielberg, Universal Studios and Dreamworks _ will feature the latest in virtual-reality video games and high-tech amusements found at modern theme parks.

The contractor of Steven Spielberg's Sega GameWorks at Sawgrass Mills mall was ordered to stop work Friday after it was discovered crews were building without a permit. The Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals deemed the construction on a 28-foot concrete-block wall violated the building code. The wall had been under construction all week. GameWorks is part of a restaurant-entertainment project that will cater to patrons spilling out of the new hockey arena across the street. It is a partnership of video game company Sega, movie director Steven Spielberg, Universal Studios and Dreamworks.

Super-duper video arcade Sega GameWorks has obtained special permission from the City Commission to be built at Sawgrass Mills as part of a major mall expansion. GameWorks makes up 10 percent of a 340,000-square-foot mall increase, but it will be one of the flashiest additions. The project _ a combined effort of video game company Sega, movie director Steven Spielberg, Universal Studios and Dreamworks _ will feature the latest in virtual-reality video games and high-tech amusements found at modern theme parks.